Marakesh Art Fair

21 09 2010

Marakesh Art Fair 2010

From 8 to 11 October 2010, the city of Marrakech will be hosting the first international edition of a modern and contemporary art fair in Morocco. A platform for exchanges between art dealers, gallery owners, artists, collectors and amateurs, this unprecedented appointment has already seduced a selection of international galleries which will meet at the Es Saadi Palace.

With its new organization committee, Marrakech Art Fair is currently unveiling the major features of its event, which will take place at two large exhibition venues: The galleries’ stands will occupy the Es Saadi Palace to create an ensemble of the highest quality between East and West. Among the thirty participating galleries, half come from the Arab world, primarily from North Africa. The other half is coming from Europe. Settled in Paris, the JGM gallery will present JeanFrançois Fourtou, an artist who is familiar with Marrakech; the Hussenot gallery will exhibit Mounir Fatmi, but we will also discover the galleries La Bank, Guy Pieters, Laurent Godin as well as Enrico Navarra, among others.

For the occasion of the Marrakech Art Fair…
… the entire city of Marrakech will pulse with the rhythm of contemporary creation Along with the fair, Brahim Alaoui is organizing a circuit to show visitors the artistic and cultural wealth of Marrakech and, together with local players, stimulate reflection on art, as conceived by Arab artists of today. With the myriad issues it raises and the numerous artistic practices it presents, this circuit outside the Es Saadi Palace will also open the doors of foundations,
riads, and artists’ studios, inviting aficionados to discover locations linked to the history of Marrakech.

www.marrakechartfair.com

Thanks to
http://www.artfacts.net

Art Fair


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Categories : Current Exhibitions, Festivals

Life Size Cultural Program

20 09 2010

Art4Drari, Friday at 4p.m

This weeks hot potatoe exhibition at Al Houriya Complex by Jess Stephens will host a variety of activities to make the most of the wonderful space and experience of the artworks. Wishing that all walks of life see the work and participate in some creativity, Jess has programmed some happenings to entice the art viewer in us all.

　

Cultural Program

Thursday 23rd September 6 p.m. Henna session. (Free)

Friday 24th September 4 p.m – Art4Drari, art class for children, paint mess et al. ( 50 dh covers materials).

Saturday 25th September 4 p.m.- 8 p.m. Closure. Knit4peace. Collaborative art happening for peace. Music, poetry and refreshments.( Free)

Exhibition Life Size by Jess Stephens

Open 4-8 p.m Until 25th September.

Complexe Culturel Al Houriya, Fez V.N.

For more information 06 45 22 32 03

Life Size


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Moulay Idriss, R.I.P.

20 09 2010

The ritual ceremonies to commemorate the founder, ruler and saint of Fez, Moulay Idriss Al Azhar, started last Thursday and will continue for a week. Idriss, born in 793, founded Fez in 808 whilst residing in Sefrou. ( now thats a commute on donkey or chariot!)

The principal public spectacle is the procession of folkmusic, (Aissaouas, Hmadchas, and Gnaoua) and barakas (gifts) of animals to be slaughtered at his tomb in the heart of the medina that will takle place on Thursday 23rd, late afternoon, weaving through Bab Boujloud down through the medina.

A good spot for photographs is the roof of the cascade hotel or right at the feet of the crowd and cattle at Thamis Restaurant if your willing to keep your footing. Not for the claustrophoic spectator.

parade to the tomb of Moulay Idriss II


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Categories : Festivals

FesJazz 2010

19 09 2010

Heres the program for you live music fans, get bopping and hewckling to the beats of Jazz under the starts at the Batha Museum from October 8 – 10th. See you there.

Friday 08 October

Louis Winsberg septet

Jaleo-Marseille »　

Saturday 09 October

« Monicas Passos Quintet »
The Golden Gate Quartet « Le must du Gospel» Musee Batha 21 h ( 100 dh)　

Sunday 10

« Live – Hadouk Trio » (Ethno-jazz-world-music) Musee Batha 16 h (50 dh)

Concert« Keltic Tales Quintet » (Electro-jazz-rock) Musee Batha 21 h (100 dh)

 

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Visual art rush….

18 09 2010

 

contemporary prints at French Inst.

Its raining art in the city right now, get out and be inspired see before it all dries up. The change in weather and the new cultural season brings Fez residents and visitors a fresh wind of visual arts to absorb and digest. The French Institute is hosting a fine collection of contemporary prints that have been executed under the management of Rene Taze and his print studio in France. A high class collection of engravings, dry points and lythographs that are also available to purchase. A C.V. reccomendation.

Tuesday the 21st sees the opening of two shows in the city. Fragment 4 by Ursula Bauer opens at 6p.m at the Kasimi Gallery on the road to the Palais. The show includes large canvas works and many paper and paint series. A feminist painter, originally from Germany but splits her time between Fez Jdid and Wales.

Imágenes de Al-Ándalus”, by photographer Francisco González, opens at 7p.m. at the Instituto Cervantes on the same night.

Al andaluz at Inst Cervantes.

Did we mention,?? Life Size, exhibition of recent works by Jess Stephens, Runs until the 25th of September at Complexe Culturel Al Houriya, Fez V.N.

Life Size by Jess Stephens.
Dont miss out, if you are a visual arts appreciator, its not often there ‘s so much to cast the eyes upon.

 


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Life Size. Exhibition opens next week.

9 09 2010
Exhibition Life Size by Jess Stephens

The one woman exhibit by Jess Stephens opens next week as life in Fez comes back to ‘normal’. This is the object in question that the title, Life SIze, throws out , ‘What is normal? Living as a foreigner in another culture, very at home yet often an outsider, the artist invites the audience to reasses what is relative, acceptable,(un) fathomable or common to us all.

Knit4peace

Life Size and its ecclectic use of medium consists of 2D works, sculpture, art jewelery, video and photographic formats that have been created with a playful and improvisational approach since her three year residence in Fez.

Cluster of new Art Jewelry Collection

The show, held at the Houriya Cultural Complex,( Ave. Palestine, Fez. V.N.) inaugurates on Wednesday 15th of September and runs for 10 days. Jess will host the exhibit every afternoon from 4 – 8 p.m.
( Closed on Sunday)


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Categories : Current Exhibitions, General Fez Culture News


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